Review article

https://doi.org/10.13112/PC.2017.19

Preoperative assessment of patients with osteogenesis imperfecta

Slobodan Mićić ; KBC Rijeka
Goran Pavelić
Tomislav Čutura
Ana Blagaić

Abstract

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is an inherited disorder of the connective tissue the primary manifestation of which is an increased
susceptibility to fractures. Patients often require orthopaedic treatment of fractures and resultant deformities. Commonly encountered
intraoperative complications include diffi cult airway with easily fractured teeth, patient positioning problems, intraoperative
bleeding, hypothermia, respiratory compromise due to skeletal deformity, cardiac problems or basilar invagination caused by
congenital anomalies, and very rarely development of perioperative hyperthermia. Therefore, multidisciplinary approach to preoperative
assessment of patients with OI, including identifi cation of risk factors and optimization of health before surgery is needed.

Keywords

intraoperative complications; osteogenesis imperfecta; preoperative assessment

Hrčak ID:

201168

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/201168

Publication date:

25.9.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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